Deaths by Cause of Death

Short codes for statistics. KIA, MIA and DOW are the combat set; the rest group accidents, disease, and other deaths. The long narrative stays on each person record.

KIA — Killed in action MIA — Missing in action DOW — Died of wounds KOAS — Killed on active service DOAS — Died on active service POW — Died as prisoner of war FF — Friendly fire DUTY — Died on duty MVA — Motor vehicle accident AA — Aircraft accident DROW — Drowned SEA — Lost at sea ACC — Accident SHOT — Shot MURD — Murdered SUIC — Suicide DIS — Died of disease NAT — Natural causes DISCH — Died after discharge UNK — Unknown

ACC — Accident 1,460 records

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Date of Death
29163 Zwane William W Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-09-19
41300 Zvomuya Fanwell Maganiso F M District Assistant Internal Affairs 1975-11-01
29145 Zunga Aron A Fireman Merchant Navy 1944-03-29
29143 Zulu Simon S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-08-10
33950 Zulu Shadrack Gwalagwana S G Major 5 Special Forces Regiment 2002-08-23
33951 Zulu Thabani Willie T W Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1994-12-26
29122 Zondi Alfred Mzwangendwa A M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-10-09
33937 Zlotnik Tamar T Corporal Israeli Defence Forces 1990-10-01
40625 Zivura Andrew A Private Rhodesian Army 1977-12-01
33934 Zimmerman Louis Harold L H Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 1950-12-13
29101 Zimm Samuel S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-03-12
38846 Zimba Yotamu (patrick) Y Field Reservist British South Africa Police 1979-01-15
29087 Ziegenbein Christian Peter C P Corporal South African Horse 1916-07-15
29083 Zibi Boyisana B Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1941-10-16
29046 Zadikoff Audrey A Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces 1943-05-03
40608 Yuncker Krag George K G Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1972-09-29
29011 Young Aubrey Tennyson A T Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1942-02-22
29015 Young Clifford Exmouth C E Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1941-05-21
31724 Young Charles C Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1914-05-06
38290 Yeki David L Sergeant South African Police Service 2006-02-13
38289 Yeaman David D Trooper Natal Police 1910-08-15
33909 Wulfsohn Michael M Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1973-10-13
40598 Wright John J Colour Sergeant Special Air Service 1966-10-12
28853 Worsley James Arthur J A Captain South African Veterinary Corps 1914-08-21
28850 Worrall William W Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1943-12-06
41288 Woods Michael Hamilton M H Sergeant Special Air Service 1977-09-09
28805 Woodford Patrick Albert P A Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1943-12-06
28764 Wood Douglas D Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1941-07-03
28747 Wolfe Victor V Private Royal Army Medical Corps 1915-12-13
28740 Wohlo Loyt L Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-01-12
28719 Witbooi Hendrik Cornelius H C Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-07-10
28679 Windvogel Martin M Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-04-17
28573 Wilson Abraham A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-05-04
28604 Wilson Edmund Fitzgerald Bannatyne E F B Major South African Medical Corps 1917-08-17
28633 Wilson Leonard Spence L S Sergeant South African Infantry 1917-09-04
38266 Wills Evely Johnson E J Lance Sergeant South African Police 1952-06-21
28387 Williams Alan Cornelius A C Lance Corporal Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1942-10-14
28389 Williams Albert Howard A H Flying Officer Royal Australian Air Force 1945-01-08
28397 Williams Charlie C Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-06-24
28458 Williams Jacob J Private Cape Corps 1918-07-25
33873 Williams Colin Arthur C A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1969-09-18
33874 Williams Edwin E Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1985-08-08
33880 Williams Owen Christopher O C Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1983-03-07
40576 Williams Buckley William B W Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1978-08-16
28359 Willcox Charles C Company Serjeant Major Somerset Light Infantry 1919-12-04
28342 Wilkinson Gwendoline E G E Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1941-07-28
28293 Wienand Elson E Corporal South African Tank Corps 1942-09-13
40572 Wienand Carl Milton C M Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1976-05-27
38839 Wickenden John J Superintendent British South Africa Police 1966-10-12
28268 Whittington Reginald Henry R H Leading Carpenter's Crew Royal Navy 1915-12-30

Source: https://rohsa.co.za/listPeopleCause.php?code=ACC&dir=desc&pdf=1

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